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How the Program
Works
Some initial steps should
take place if an employer wishes to hire a co-op
student from NCA&T. After making contact with
OCS and talking with the Assistant Director for
Experiential Learning, review the current list
of majors offered at
http://www.ncat.edu/academics.
This will help with deciding how many positions
to interview and/or post. Also a potential
employer may wish to visit the campus to discuss
the program with the appropriate coordinator(s)
and/or, when possible, have the coordinator(s)
visit the work site to gain first-hand knowledge
of what may be required of the students.
Co-op students
alternate terms of full-time attendance at North
Carolina A&T State University with terms of
full-time employment with an employer. The
employment must be related to the student’s area
of study and full time (i.e., forty hours per
week). Such training is expected to be diverse
in order to afford students a breadth of
experience. Typically, students work two or
three terms. Most students who participate in
co-op matriculate through the University in
about five years.
When a student
accepts a co-op assignment, he/she will go to
the Office of Career Services in Suite 101
Murphy Hal, meet with the Assistant Director for
Experiential Learning, complete a
Prospective Co-op Student Form, and pick
up an Information Packet.
Enrollment in a co-op course is also required in
order to maintain a full-time status at the
University.
The following
charts illustrate some common school-work
sessions:
Two Co-op
Assignments
|
Year |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
Fall
|
Academic
Studies |
Academic
Studies |
Co-op |
Academic
Studies |
Academic
Studies |
|
Spring
|
Academic
Studies |
Co-op |
Academic
Studies |
Academic
Studies |
|
|
Summer |
Vacation |
Academic
Studies |
Academic
Studies |
Optional |
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Three Co-op
Assignments
|
Year |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
Fall
|
Academic
Studies |
Academic
Studies |
Co-op |
Academic
Studies |
Academic
Studies |
|
Spring
|
Academic
Studies |
Academic
Studies |
Academic
Studies |
Co-op |
Academic
Studies |
|
Summer |
Vacation |
Academic
Studies |
Academic
Studies |
Co-op |
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Other scenarios are
possible.
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